Approaches to Collaboration in Youth Development

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Approaches to Collaboration in Youth Development

• Benefits and challenges of collaboration between
  the Shaker Heights Youth Center and Shaker
  Heights City Schools.

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Areas of Collaboration

• Programmatic
• Services to
• Expelled Students
• Suspended Students
• Student Assistance Programs
• Underachieving students
• All students
• Financial
• Partial support from ODE through SHCS
• Combined with County, State and Federal funds
• Administrative
• Grant Writing
• Program Evaluation
• MIS
• Advocacy

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Programmatic

• Major Programs
• Expelled Students ASAP Program
• All day program
• Four days per week
• Use of Virtual Learning Academy curriculum
• Prevention / Behavioral groups
• Service learning volunteer opportunities
• Suspended Students IPP Program
• All day program
• Four days per week
• Life Skills prevention groups

4
Programmatic

• Other Programs
• Underachieving students
• One to one mentoring
• Shaker Heights Unitarian Church - Open Doors
• All Students
• Youth Leadership Shaker Heights
• Student Assistance Programs
• Shaker Heights High School
• Shaker Heights Middle School

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Financial

• Partial support from SHCS / ODE
• What Shaker Heights City Schools bring to the
  project
• ODE Alternative to suspension and expulsion funds
• The City of Shaker Heights
• SHYC Board fundraising and other funds
• Combined with County, State and Federal funds
• ADAS / ODADAS Mentoring Funding
• ADAS / ODADAS Safe and Drug Free Schools Funding
• ADAS Board Prevention Funding
• ADAS Board Prevention Expansion Funding

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Administrative

• Grant Writing
• Shared responsibility
• Program Evaluation
• Current process involves a collaborative effort
  to discuss all aspects of the program and school
  policy.
• MIS
• SHYC sends attendance reports weekly to SHCS
• SHYC also enters ODE reports separately
• Move to a one report format from ODE

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Advocacy

• Move from few services to comprehensive services
  for underserved youth.
• Move from University of Indiana High School
  curriculum to Virtual Learning Academy.
• Continued dialogue about students who are
  underachieving despite the schools interventions.